Kenya competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 21 September 1998. It was Kenya's 11th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
| Kenya at the 1998 Commonwealth Games | |
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Flag of Kenya | |
| CGF code | KEN |
| CGA | National Olympic Committee of Kenya |
| Website | teamke |
| in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11 September 1998 – 21 September 1998 | |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
The following Kenyan competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
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Cricket
Kenya named the below squad for the tournament.
- Roster
- Aasif Karim (c)
- Sandip Gupta
- Edward Mboya
- Hitesh Modi
- Thomas Odoyo
- Maurice Odumbe
- Kennedy Otieno (wk)
- Ravindu Shah
- Tony Suji
- Martin Suji
- Steve Tikolo
- Alpesh Vadher
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Kenya men | Men's tournament | New Zealand L by 5 wickets | Pakistan L by 129 runs | Scotland W by 5 wickets | 3 | did not advance | 11 | |
- Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.799 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.480 |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.697 |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2.401 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
10 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard |
Kenya 144/8 (50 overs) | v | |
Steve Tikolo 35 (64) Chris Harris 3/7 (10 overs) | Matt Horne 39 (76) Maurice Odumbe 1/17 (10 overs) |
New Zealand won by 5 wickets Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Sports Complex, Petaling Jaya Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Steve Bucknor (Jam) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Craig McMillan (NZ) scored his 2,000th List A run.
- Points: New Zealand 2, Kenya 0.
12 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard |
Pakistan 189/8 (50 overs) | v | Kenya 60 (25.3 overs) |
Wajahatullah Wasti 32 Thomas Odoyo 4/39 (10 overs) | Hitesh Modi 18 Arshad Khan 4/14 (8 overs) |
Pakistan won by 129 runs Rubber Research Institute Ground, Shah Alam Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and Nizam Baksh (Can) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
- Edward Mboya (Ken) made his List A debut.
- Points: Pakistan 2, Kenya 0.
- Kenya were eliminated as a result of this match.
15 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard |
Scotland 156/8 (50 overs) | v | Kenya 157/5 (37.3 overs) |
Bruce Patterson 31 (82) Maurice Odumbe 5/38 (10 overs) | Ravindu Shah 48 (63) Keith Sheridan 2/24 (10 overs) |
Kenya won by 5 wickets Rubber Research Institute Ground, Shah Alam Umpires: Beattie Arlow (NI) and Steve Bucknor (Jam) |
- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Edward Mboya (Ken) played his final List A match.
- Maurice Odumbe (Ken) took his only List A five-wicket haul.
- Points: Kenya 2, Scotland 0.
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